GT157

GT157

Country Essentials 4

Pedal Steel

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Ex 6: This is a short composition to show how you can incorporate some of the movements weʼve seen so far. This one is influenced by country virtuosos Brad Paisley (for the semitone bends on the low strings) and Jerry Donahue (for the bends behind the nut). All the notes should ring out as much as possible so itʼll be worth spending some time on the fingerings before actually attempt performing the piece. The guitar is tuned in Drop D tuning (detune the low E string down to D). For the bend behind the nut use the 3rd finger with the 2nd behind to help. Light strings are highly recommended on this one. Let all the notes ring whenever possible.